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It's a rare convergence that occurs every 33 years or so: Ramadan, Passover and Easter come together this month to share a unifying message.
Elmhurst Unviersity's Film Club and the charitable group A Pint for Kim will host a blood drive on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 28. They're aiming to save 150 lives in honor of Elmhurst University's 150th anniversary.
Tuesday marks the start of two big events on the calendar -- Black History Month and the Chinese Lunar New Year. Throughout February, suburban communities, schools and colleges, libraries, and religious and secular groups will commemorate and celebrate the contributions of people of African descent.
At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% -- 29% among Black youth and 25.7% among Hispanic youth. Suburban workforce development centers offer a variety of services to help empower youth to find jobs.
The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert will be Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg. "The agenda is to bring people together and try to engender more understanding and get more people behind issues," said Dr. George Motto of Arlington Heights, event marketing director.